celebrating my first mother's day

it was a lovely day! tyler made the bed, cooked a delicious brunch, got me gorgeous flowers and rockwell was adorable, as always. we also got to celebrate with my mom and she loved her gifts! it's so fun to get her grandma gifts now. i love watching her be a grandma to rockwell. he loves her so much and it makes my heart so happy. happy mother's day to all the mothers out there! there are so many wonderful women who have blessed my life, i wouldn't be the person i am today without the help of so many talented women!

 love my boy. so glad he made me a mama!

 so glad i got to celebrate with my mom and sister! we missed kimberly though!

and danielle & greg made chocolate lava cakes for dessert, SO yummy!

mother's day

from the moment i saw the positive pregnancy test i became a mother. i fell in love with my baby. then i met him and that love grew. each and everyday i wake up to his prefect little face and my love for him grows even more. i love laughing with him, smiling with him and experiencing life with him. he is such a sweet boy and i feel so blessed to be his mother. rockwell, i love you. thank you for choosing me to be your mama. i am the luckiest girl in the world!

i have days where i feel like i don't measure up. i feel a heavy burden to be the best version of myself so that rockwell can learn good things from me and sometimes i fall short. luckily, rockwell loves me no matter what and i can repent, try again and improve. i want to do my Heavenly Father proud and raise a good son. i want to do my best in this role as a mother, this sacred calling that i have been given. i know that this is what i was meant to be doing. i know that rockwell was meant to be mine. he is such a blessing. he is such a joy. he is my world. my light. my everything.

tonight i nursed him as he fell asleep in my arms. i held him a little bit longer tonight, thinking about how much i cherish the opportunity i have to be his mama. the fact that Heavenly Father has blessed me with this sweet spirit weighs heavily on my heart. it is the reason i exist. i love it. it makes me so happy.

thank you rockwell for choosing me. i will always do my best for you. i love you with all my heart.

mother's day

mother's day was beautiful. we had a delicious breakfast with tyler's parents and then headed to church. afterwards we headed down to laguna beach and visited shaw's cove. it was SO nice. i     wanted to jump in the water SO bad. it was nice to spend time together and enjoy the beautiful california weather. i am so grateful for the mother's in my life. i have many women who have influenced me for good and i am blessed to have them guiding and supporting me through my life. 

i also thought a lot about my new role as a mother. soon i will take on this new challenge of mothering a precious little boy. words can't really describe how blessed i feel that Heavenly Father has entrusted tyler and i with this little soul. i can't wait to meet him!

 

 

happy birthday mom!

we celebrated mother's day and my mom's birthday a week late so we could all be together. it was a really nice day. delicious dinner, gifts and spending time together as a family. brylee was especially cute as always & mom got spoiled!

happy mother's day

i was fortunate enough to be able to spend mother's day in california with family. we were in town for a wedding a couple days before and then sunday afternoon tyler flew out for his last training trip. i was happy to stay in california to celebrate mother's day and my mom's birthday! it was a great week. the weather was pleasantly warm, we got to spend time together as a family and my sister and i got to treat mom to lunch and a mani/pedi. 

as i have gotten older, and as my life has changed in almost every way this year, i have grown to appreciate my mother and the other people in my life who have helped me to become the person i am today. my relationship with my mother has not always been the best. we haven't always seen eye to eye and we are both pretty feisty ladies. but i am so happy to say that our relationship is better than ever. i love her more than words can express and i cannot imagine my life without her. she is such a strength to me and continues to be a support to me. 

happy mother's day mom. i love you!

mother's day

we started our day off with breakfast for cindy. german pancakes, fruit, eggs and maple smoked bacon. it was delish. it was a lovely morning. birds chirping, good company and yummy food. 

happy mother's day cindy, we love you!

then after church we headed to my parent's house to celebrate my mom's birthday and mother's day... that's why she has a large dose of gifts. 

it was kimmy's first mother's day! we had a lovely southern style meal complete with strawberry shortcake. i love the picture of all of us girls. SO cute. it seems fitting that the first grandchild on the pitts side is a girl...

happy mother's day mom. i love you tons! and happy mother's day to you kimberly. you are a wonderful mommy!